Sweden has taken the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The expectations of the Swedish Government are high, especially after the Czech Presidency, which was unanimously declared incoherent. Thus, the Swedish government boosted the stake choosing as a slogan "Taking on the challenges"/ Answering the challenges and announcing an ambitious agenda.
The European Council which will take place on the 18th-19th of June in Brussels will be unusual. The current topics on the agenda will be most probably outshone by the elections of a new President of the European Commission. However, there is a powerful trend of postponing the decision until October when the mandate of J. M. Barosso will expire formally.
In this report, CRPE has proposed solutions for the democratization of the European elections: Changing the voting system in order for the voters to have the possibility to choose between the incumbents of the same party, and
a commitment of the incumbents that they would not leave the European Parliament early than their regular mandate time.
